Maya Dalla Valle was born in exclusive Napa Valley, grew up in a cult winery, and even had one of those cults named after her. Maya lost her dad at a young age, left town to study international relations, but eventually came back to wine, first receiving two Master's Degrees...

Chrissy Wittman from The Prisoner joins Damon and Greg from wine country to talk about winemaking, labelmaking and how to make tasting and tasting rooms more accessible to the people. Plus, we’re none of us 22 anymore, unfortunately. Please SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. Join us each...

Jennifer Querbes of Brandy Sainte Louise dials in with Greg and Sother to talk about launching a brand to 19th century specs, women in distilling and starting a French brandy label as a blond lady from Texas. Plus, movies are back and Greg really doesn’t understand ‘Dune.’ You can see...

Would you guess that the Brooklyn navy yard is the location of the world’s first commercially viable urban rooftop vineyard? With the help of Finger Lakes industry leaders and Cornell University, Rooftop Reds has developed a custom urban planter system. 42 of these planters cover the 14,800 square-foot rooftop at...

Nate Ready is a former Master Sommelier. He worked the floor at Bobby Stuckey’s Frasca in Boulder and the French Laundry in Yountville before heading north to find a small working farm in Hood River, Oregon. Hiyu Farm is a biodiverse environment where Nate grows over 100 grape varietals, fruits...

Bi-Coastal Patrick Cappiello has been in the wine biz for almost thirty years, and he ain’t an old guy! He has been an award-winning sommelier, restaurant owner, wine importer/distributor and now the owner/winemaker of his own wine label in Sonoma County, Monte Rio Cellars with partner Pax Mahle. Patrick crafts...

Born and raised in California, Krista Scruggs eventually made her way east to Vermont. Along the way she worked her grandfather's farm, took a job with a big wine company, worked harvests in Europe, and cut her teeth at La Garigiste. Krista is a true Vigneronne. She is at the...

Todd Cavallo left Brooklyn with his wife Crystal in 2016 to try his hand at sustainable food systems. He is the proprietor of Wild Arc Farm, located in the heart of the Hudson Valley, just north of NYC. Wild Arc Farm is a pursuit of sustainable food and beverage production...

What does it mean when someone says "typicity", are all grapes supposed to taste the same? Marissa and Adam explore two Pinot Noir's (Scar of the Sea from California and The Other Right from Australia) and see if they can find the common thread. Natural Disasters is powered by Simplecast.

with Rajat Parr (Domaine de la Côte), Ryan Stirm (Stirm Wine Co) and Tracey Jared Brandt (Donkey Goat). Hosted by Joe Campanale (host of IntheDrink and Owner/Wine Director of Fausto). Unlike Europe where most producers are both growers makers (they own their own vineyards and make their...